And now that you don’t have to be perfect, you can be good.
JOHN STEINBECKIf a story is not about the hearer, he will not listen. And here I make a rule—a great and interesting story is about everyone or it will not last.
More John Steinbeck Quotes
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American married life is the doormat to the whorehouse.
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All great and precious things are lonely.
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In poverty she is envious. In riches she may be a snob. Money does not change the sickness, only the symptoms.
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Many a trip continues long after movement in time and space have ceased.
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Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do, Try to be better than yourself.
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I have come to believe that a great teacher is a great artist and that there are as few as there are any other great artists. Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit.
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I am happy to report that in the war between reality and romance, reality is not the stronger.
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In utter loneliness a writer tries to explain the inexplicable.
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There’s a responsibility in being a person. It’s more than just taking up space where air would be.
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You can only understand people if you feel them in yourself.
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The final weapon is the brain, all else is supplemental.
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It’s so much darker when a light goes out than it would have been if it had never shone.
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A writer lives in awe of words, for they can be cruel or kind, and they can change their meanings right in front of you. They pick up flavors and odors like butter in a refrigerator.
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Out of all this struggle a good thing is going to grow. That makes it worthwhile.
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And, of course, people are interested only in themselves. If a story is not about the hearer he will not listen.
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